Regulatory Updates
National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C. Food Nutritional Fortifier: Copper Gluconate
Distribution date: 22 October 2014 | Final date for Comment: 21 December 2014
This standard applies to food nutritional fortifier Copper Gluconate which using gluconic acid or glucose as raw materials, obtained through chemical reaction with copper compounds. This product serves as nutritional fortifier in food production and processing.
Products Covered: Food nutritional fortifier Copper Gluconate
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C. Food Nutritional Fortifier Manganese Gluconate
Distribution date: 22 October 2014 | Final date for Comment: 21 December 2014
This standard applies to food nutritional fortifier Manganese Gluconate using gluconic acid or glucose as raw materials, obtained through chemical reaction with manganese compounds. This product serves as nutritional fortifier in the food production and processing.
Products Covered: Food nutritional fortifier Manganese Gluconate
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C. Food Nutritional Fortifier Manganese Gluconate
Distribution date: 22 October 2014 | Final date for Comment: 21 December 2014
This standard applies to food nutritional fortifier Manganese Gluconate using gluconic acid or glucose as raw materials, obtained through chemical reaction with manganese compounds. This product serves as nutritional fortifier in the food production and processing.
Products Covered: Food nutritional fortifier Manganese Gluconate
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendments of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 21 October 2014 | Final date for Comment: 20 December 2014
Proposal for the establishment of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for an agricultural chemical (Alachlor). Commodity (for feed) Proposed MRL(mg/kg) Current MRL(mg/kg) Barley Revoke 0.05 Maize 0.02 0.2 Rye Revoke 0.05 Sorghum 0.05 0.1 Hay 0.05 3 Note: - MRLs are established for the Alachlor. - Hay includes hay and fodder (dry), straw, forage (green) and silage. The MRL is set as 90% dry matter base.
Products Covered: Rye, barley, maize and sorghum (HS Codes: 10.02, 10.03, 10.05 and 10.07) for feed; straw and forage of cereal grains and grasses, legume forage (alfalfa, clover, etc.) and other forage products (HS Codes: 12.13, 12.14) for feed.
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendments of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 21 October 2014 | Final date for Comment: 20 December 2014
Proposal for the establishment of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for an agricultural chemical (Alachlor). Commodity (for feed) Proposed MRL(mg/kg) Current MRL(mg/kg) Barley Revoke 0.05 Maize 0.02 0.2 Rye Revoke 0.05 Sorghum 0.05 0.1 Hay 0.05 3 Note: - MRLs are established for the Alachlor. - Hay includes hay and fodder (dry), straw, forage (green) and silage. The MRL is set as 90% dry matter base.
Products Covered: Rye, barley, maize and sorghum (HS Codes: 10.02, 10.03, 10.05 and 10.07) for feed; straw and forage of cereal grains and grasses, legume forage (alfalfa, clover, etc.) and other forage products (HS Codes: 12.13, 12.14) for feed.
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendments of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 20 October 2014 | Final date for Comment: 19 December 2014
Proposal for the establishment of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for an agricultural chemical (Aldicarb). The current MRLs applies for the residue of Aldicarb only, but the revised MRLs applies for the sum of the residues of Ardicarb, Ardicarb Sulfoxide and Aldicarb Sulfone. Commodity (for feed) Proposed MRL(mg/kg) Current MRL(mg/kg) Barley 0.02 0.02 Wheat 0.02 0.02 Maize 0.05 0.05 Oats 0.2 0.2 Sorghum 0.2 0.2 Rye Revoke 0.02 Hay 1 1 Note: - The proposed MRLs for Aldicarb are established for the sum of the residues of Aldicarb and its metabolites (Aldicarb Sulfoxide (2-methyl-2-(methylsulfinyl) propionaldehyde O-(methylcarbamoyl) oxime) and Aldicarb Sulfone (2-methyl-2-(methylsulfonyl) propionaldehyde O- (methylcarbamoyl) oxime)) calculated as Aldicarb whereas the corrent MRLs are for Aldicarb only. - Hay includes hay and fodder (dry), straw, forage (green) and silage. The MRL is set as 90% dry matter base.
Products Covered: Wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize and sorghum (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05 and 10.07) for feed; Straw and forage of cereal grains and grasses, legume forage (alfalfa, clover, etc.) and other forage products (HS Codes: 12.13, 12.14) for feed.
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendments of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 20 October 2014 | Final date for Comment: 19 December 2014
Proposal for the establishment of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for an agricultural chemical (Aldicarb). The current MRLs applies for the residue of Aldicarb only, but the revised MRLs applies for the sum of the residues of Ardicarb, Ardicarb Sulfoxide and Aldicarb Sulfone. Commodity (for feed) Proposed MRL(mg/kg) Current MRL(mg/kg) Barley 0.02 0.02 Wheat 0.02 0.02 Maize 0.05 0.05 Oats 0.2 0.2 Sorghum 0.2 0.2 Rye Revoke 0.02 Hay 1 1 Note: - The proposed MRLs for Aldicarb are established for the sum of the residues of Aldicarb and its metabolites (Aldicarb Sulfoxide (2-methyl-2-(methylsulfinyl) propionaldehyde O-(methylcarbamoyl) oxime) and Aldicarb Sulfone (2-methyl-2-(methylsulfonyl) propionaldehyde O- (methylcarbamoyl) oxime)) calculated as Aldicarb whereas the corrent MRLs are for Aldicarb only. - Hay includes hay and fodder (dry), straw, forage (green) and silage. The MRL is set as 90% dry matter base.
Products Covered: Wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize and sorghum (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05 and 10.07) for feed; Straw and forage of cereal grains and grasses, legume forage (alfalfa, clover, etc.) and other forage products (HS Codes: 12.13, 12.14) for feed.
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue standard)
Distribution date: 20 October 2014 | Final date for Comment: 19 December 2014
Proposal for the establishment of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for an agricultural chemical (Fenthion). Commodity (for feed) Proposed MRL(mg/kg) Current MRL(mg/kg) Maize Revoke 5
Products Covered: Maize (HS Code:10.05) for feed
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue standard)
Distribution date: 20 October 2014 | Final date for Comment: 19 December 2014
Proposal for the establishment of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for an agricultural chemical (Fenthion). Commodity (for feed) Proposed MRL(mg/kg) Current MRL(mg/kg) Maize Revoke 5
Products Covered: Maize (HS Code:10.05) for feed
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1021/2014 of 26 September 2014 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 Implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin (Text with EEA relevance)
Distribution date: 07 October 2014
The Regulation reviews the list of imports of feed and food of non-animal origin which are subject to an increased level of official controls. The changes concern the removal of the following products from the list: frozen strawberries and pomelos from China. The changes also concern the inclusion of the following products in the list: aubergines, Chinese celery and yardlong beans from Cambodia; sesamum seeds from India, and dragon fruit from Viet Nam.
Products Covered: HS Code(s): ex 07049090, ex 07081000, ex 07082000, 07096010, 07093000, ex 07094000, 07096010, ex 07096099, ex 07099990, ex 07102200, 071022, 07108051, ex 07108059, ex 07108095, 07133900, 08051020, 08051080, ex 08054000, 08061010, 080620, 08101000, ex 08109020, 081110, 08131000, 0902, 090420, 09042110, 09042190, ex 09042200, 09081100, 09081200, 091050, 09109105, ex 11063090, 12024100, 12024200, 12074090, ex 12077000, ex 12119086, ex 14049000, 20081110, 20081191, 20081196, 20081198, ex 20089999, 3507
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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